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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir James Jay M D"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir James Jay M D")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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10554 results for: Keyword - Sir James Jay, M. D
We found 6667 matches on Performance Comments, 3712 matches on Author, 1259 matches on Event Comments, 478 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

901
17 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

902
04 February 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber, being the first time of his Acting this Season

903
21 December 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Pinkethman

904
24 March 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

905
16 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Birkhead. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Song: As17170102

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Birkhead, Miss Younger; Mimic Night Scene-

906
03 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

907
06 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: As17171003, but Surly-_; Farewell-_; At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Epilogue-Penkethman oblig'dto speak the Epilogue upon an Ass.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

908
29 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance: As17181210

909
27 November 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

910
14 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: As17200326

911
30 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Boval, Miss Tenoe

912
23 March 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: As17210106, but Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Walker; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Norris; Shoemaker-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Hoyden-Mrs Bicknell; Nurse-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard

Dance: As17201018; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

913
11 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance:

914
17 October 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steele, Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Mills; Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Sir Harry-Miller; Humphrey-Penkethman; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Bicknell; Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Fainlove-Mrs Willis; Aunt-Mrs Moor.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Miller

Dance:

915
23 October 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Wilks Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Penkethman; Shoemaker-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Hoyden-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard

Dance: Myrtillo-

916
31 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: The Escapes of Harlequin by Sea and Land; or, Columbine Made Happy at Last Author(s): James Thurmond

917
11 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a Concerto for Little Flute by Monsieur Dieupart-Mr Baston, others

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

918
25 October 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Clerimont-Mills; Sir Harry-Miller; Hymphrey-Penkethman; Tipking-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Bicknell; Fainlove-Miss Willis; Aunt-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Miller

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth; especially The Hussar-

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

919
07 November 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Sir Richard Steele.] With new Scenes, and all the Characters new drest. Daily Journal, 8 Nov.: Where a greater Concourse of People was never known to be assembled. [See also Cibber, Apology, II, 206; Dennis, Remarks on a Play call'd The Conscious Lovers; and British Journal, 10 Nov. and 8 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Sir John Bevil-Mills; Sealand-Williams; Bevil Jr-Booth; Myrtle-Wilks; Cimberton-Griffin; Humphrey-Shepard; Tom-Cibber; Daniel-Theo. Cibber; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Moore; Isabella-Mrs Thurmond; Indiana-Mrs Oldfield; Lucinda-Mrs Booth; Phyllis-Mrs Younger; Prologue by Welsted-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Mills

920
03 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Music: As17221231

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

921
18 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shaw. Daily Journal, 16 April: On Thursday next Mr Wilks acts the Part of Sir Harry Wildair ...for the Benefit of his Son-in-Law, Mr Shaw, the Dancer at that House, and it will be the last Time that he will perform that Part

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17230117, with Wilks advertised to play Sir Harry for the last time.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Dance: As17221211

922
16 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance: Passacaille-Miss Tenoe; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Les Cotillons-Shaw, Mrs Booth

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

923
20 November 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber.

Dance: The Hussars-Shaw, Mrs Booth; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe; Highland Lilt-Mrs Bullock

924
04 December 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shepard

925
25 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cook and Wilkins. Boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance: PPastoral-Lally, Mrs Walter; Peasant-Sandham's Children; Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Pierette-Roger, Mrs Brett

Music: CConcerto on the Little Flute-Baston